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Recent Environmental Law Articles

23Sep, 2023

Unplugged Truth: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Charging Your Smartphone

By |Saturday, September 23rd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

At a time when government is mandating building owners drastically reduce GHG emissions and plug loads account for as much as 50% of energy consumption in offices, when building occupants are put on an energy diet will charging smartphones be banned from the office? Which ...

16Sep, 2023

California Passes Groundbreaking Climate Disclosure Bills

By |Saturday, September 16th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , |

On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed both SB 253 and SB 261, the two bills described in this article, issuing signing memoranda for each that are available from the links above. In what has been characterized as a win for the planet but ...

10Sep, 2023

Navigating the Urban Landscape: London’s Low Emission Zone vs. NYC Congestion Pricing

By |Sunday, September 10th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

After this was posted, on June 15, 2024, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board announced it was going to bow to New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to pause congestion pricing. In an era where climate concerns including greenhouse gas emissions from cars are at the ...

3Sep, 2023

US Imposes Duties on Southeast Asia Solar Panel Makers Evading China Tariffs

By |Sunday, September 3rd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , |

On August 18, 2023, the United States government announced that solar panels, cells, and modules completed in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam using components from China and exported to the U.S., are circumventing the more than decade old antidumping tariffs on solar panels from China. ...

26Aug, 2023

Launch of the Nature Crime Alliance

By |Saturday, August 26th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Last week saw the launch of the Nature Crime Alliance, a new, multi sector approach to fighting criminal forms of logging, mining, wildlife trade, land conversion, crimes associated with fishing, and the illegal activities with which they converge. The Alliance is significant because this is ...

19Aug, 2023

Colorado Law Will Lead the Nation in Reducing GHGs from Buildings

By |Saturday, August 19th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , |

Last week, Colorado established mandatory energy performance standards for large buildings. Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly ...

13Aug, 2023

Guidance on Avoiding Greenwashing while Providing Input Down Under

By |Sunday, August 13th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

The Australian government has issued draft Environmental and Sustainability Guidance describing the obligations under Australian consumer law which businesses must comply with when making environmental and sustainability claims. The Guidance released on July 14, 2023, sets out what the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission considers ...

5Aug, 2023

Two China Based Companies Banned as a Result of Forced Labor

By |Saturday, August 5th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

The increasing number of businesses concerned about modern slavery in their supply chain are paying attention to the U.S. government's announcement of new enforcement actions “.. to eliminate the use of forced labor practices in the U.S. supply chain and promote accountability for the ongoing ...

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